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2016 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–4 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Bernard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Benson (3rd season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
(capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 8 Richmond ^   5 – 3     10 – 4  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Albany   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Elon   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Buffalo*
ESPN3W 22–1618,657
September 101:00 pmat Rhode Island
A10 NetworkW 35–74,511
September 177:00 pmHoly Cross*No. 25
DZW 45–288,040
September 247:00 pmSaint Francis (PA)*No. 22
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
DZW 20–96,309
October 83:30 pmNo. 6 RichmonddaggerNo. 16
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
DZL 30–36 3OT9,052
October 1512:00 pmat MaineNo. 17
FCSL 16–2010,443
October 223:30 pmat No. 16 VillanovaNo. 23
NNAAL 13–245,109
October 2912:00 pmElon
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
ASNW 27–33,916
November 51:00 pmDelaware
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
DZL 17–334,412
November 1212:00 pmat No. 21 New Hampshire
UNHAthleticsW 36–257,012
November 191:00 pmStony Brook
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY (rivalry)
DZW 13–63,836
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2]

Game summaries

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 8 22
Bulls 0 13 3 0 16
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

At Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 7 14 35
Rams 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 7 14 28
#25 Great Danes 0 28 3 14 45
See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 9 0 0 9
#22 Great Danes 0 0 3 17 20
See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Richmond

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
#6 Spiders 3 7 3 7376 36
#16 Great Danes 7 3 3 7370 30
See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

At Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Great Danes 3 5 0 8 16
Black Bears 7 6 7 0 20
See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

At Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Great Danes 0 0 0 13 13
#17 Wildcats 7 7 10 0 24
See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 3 0 0 3
Great Danes 3 7 7 10 27
See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 14 5 33
Great Danes 10 7 0 0 17
See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 7 15 14 36
#21 Wildcats 8 14 3 0 25
See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 3 0 3 6
Great Danes 0 3 10 0 13
See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team and Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—RV252221161723RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches—RV252321171924RVRV——RV

References

  1. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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